Police say Lowell woman charged at man with two knives

LOWELL -- A 30-year-old city woman charged at her boyfriend with two knives when he tried to break up an argument between her and his mother, police said.

Jazmin L. Rivera, who also goes by the name Jazmin Luna, of 136 Bowden St., Apt. 202, was ordered held on $500 cash in Lowell District Court on Monday. Rivera pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.

According to court documents, police responded to the Bowden Street apartment where Rivera lives with her boyfriend and his mother for a report of a domestic assault involving a knife. The boyfriend, 18, told police he and a friend returned home around 1:08 a.m. Monday. He found mother and his girlfriend of three years arguing when the topic of Rivera's ex-husband came up.

The victim tried to intervene, but Rivera allegedly began trashing the apartment and then came at him with two kitchen knives, police said.

The victim's friend then intervened, grabbed Rivera and disarmed her. Both women admitted to drinking that night and police noticed an odor of alcohol coming from both women, police said.

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